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Homework answers / question archive / National American University BUSINESS L 3100 Chapter 39-REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT TRUE/FALSE 1)Employment law is based on a combination of contract law and the law established by courts, lawmakers, and administrative agencies

National American University BUSINESS L 3100 Chapter 39-REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT TRUE/FALSE 1)Employment law is based on a combination of contract law and the law established by courts, lawmakers, and administrative agencies

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National American University

BUSINESS L 3100

Chapter 39-REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT

TRUE/FALSE

1)Employment law is based on a combination of contract law and the law established by courts, lawmakers, and administrative agencies.

 

                                           

 

  1. In older cases, the employer-employee relationship was referred to as the master-servant relationship.

 

                                           

 

  1. An employee is hired to work under the control of the employer and the employer-employee relationship requires the consent of both parties.

 

                                           

 

  1. Subject to statutory restrictions, parties are free to make an employment contract on any terms that they wish.

 

                                           

 

  1. Collective bargaining contracts govern the rights of employers and employees only in public sectors of employment.

 

                                           

 

  1. Collective bargaining agreements generally are subject to a ratification vote by the employees.

 

                                           

 

  1. Grievance procedures established in most collective bargaining agreements provide a means by which persons claiming the contract has been violated may have their cases decided by impartial third parties.

 

                                           

 

  1. An employment contract always will state a time or duration for the contract's applicability.

 

                                           

 

  1. If an employment contract provides that an employee can be fired only for "good cause" or "just cause," a lesser standard for discharge such as the employment-at-will doctrine will not be allowed by a court.

 

                                           

 

  1. Public policy exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine apply only to "whistleblowing" situations.

 

                                           

 

  1. Under the employment-at-will doctrine, the employer has historically been allowed to terminate the employment contract at any time for any reason or for no reason.

 

                                           

 

  1. In some states, a "service-letter" statute requires an employer on request to furnish a discharged employee with a letter stating the reason for the discharge.

 

                                           

 

  1. The duties of an employee are determined primarily by the contract of employment with the employer.

 

                                           

 

  1. Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) allows whistleblowers who are retaliated against an immediate lawsuit in federal district court.

 

                                           

 

  1. An agreement by an employee to refrain from disclosing trade secrets is generally not binding.

 

                                           

 

  1. An employer has a "shop right" to use an invention of an employee without payment to the employee if the invention was made during working hours with the employer's material and equipment.

 

                                           

 

  1. The rights of an employee with respect to compensation are governed in general by the same principles that apply to the compensation of an agent.

 

                                           

 

  1. The sole issue addressed in the Fair Labor Standards Act is child labor.

 

                                           

 

  1. Deductions from wages for cash or merchandise shortages are legal even if they reduce an employee’s wages below the minimum wage.

 

                                           

 

  1. The NLRA prohibits discrimination against employees for engaging in union activities even if they are warned of the possible consequences of their union activities.

 

                                           

 

  1. “Permissive” subjects of bargaining include seniority provisions, promotions, layoff and recall provisions, no-strike no-lockout clauses, and grievance procedures.

 

                                           

 

  1. Vesting refers to the ability of an employer to reclaim all of the funds it may have paid into a former employee's retirement fund upon that employee's decision to resign.

 

                                           

 

  1. A defined contribution plan is an employer commitment to make specific future payments to participants upon retirement.

 

                                           

 

  1. Only the Secretary of Labor can bring court actions to enforce the provisions of ERISA.     
  2. Any adversely affected person may challenge the validity of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard in a U.S. Court of Appeals.

 

                                           

 

  1. Workers' compensation statutes provide the exclusive remedy for employees who are covered by such statutes and who suffer job-related injuries.

 

                                           

 

  1. "Right-to-know" laws in some states guarantee employees the right to know if there are hazardous substances in their workplaces.

 

                                           

 

  1. Under the common law, an employer is under a duty to furnish an employee with a sufficient number of competent fellow employees for the work involved.

 

                                           

 

  1. The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) sets forth criminal and civil penalties against employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens.

 

                                           

 

  1. If a prospective employee offers a driver’s license and a Social Security card to verify employment eligibility in the United States the employer is prohibited from requiring other documentation.

 

                                           

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. An employee has the same status as:
    1. an agent.
    2. an independent contractor.
    3. an employer.
    4. none of the above.

                                           

 

  1. Under collective bargaining:
    1. groups of employers meet to draw up contracts for all of their employees.
    2. representatives of the employees bargain with a single employer or a group of employers for an agreement on wages, hours, and working conditions for the employees.
    3. groups of employees meet to dictate the terms of employment to their employers.
    4. none of the above.

                                           

 

  1. An employment contract of indefinite duration is:
    1. terminable at will by the employer.
    2. terminable at will by the employee.
    3. both a. and b.
    4. invali

                                           

 

  1. An employer may be justified in discharging an employee because of the employee's:
    1. nonperformance of duties.
    2. incompetency.
    3. serious misconduct.
    4. all of the above.

                                           

 

  1. When an employer has a contract with an employee for the employee to work for a set period of time, which of the following would not justify discharging the employee?
    1. financial hardship of the employer
    2. nonperformance of duties by the employee
    3. theft by the employee
    4. possession of drugs by the employee

                                           

 

  1. The rights of an employee to be compensated are governed primarily by the same principles that apply to the compensation of a(n):
    1. partner.
    2. stockholder.
    3. agent.
    4. independent contractor.

                                           

 

  1. Which of the following categories of individuals are exempt from the minimum wage provisions of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
    1. executives
    2. factory workers
    3. full-time babysitters
    4. housekeepers

                                           

 

  1. Which of the following groups may legally be paid less than minimum wage?
    1. Full time college students
    2. Individuals with impaired productive capacity due to mental disability
    3. Both a. and b.
    4. Neither a. nor b.

                                           

 

  1. What is the primary function of the National Labor Relations Board?
    1. to mediate labor-management disputes
    2. to decide unfair labor practice cases brought before it by the general counsel
    3. to promulgate binding regulations defining unfair labor practices
    4. to uphold the right of employees to bargain collectively

                                           

 

  1. Which of the following is a permissive subject of bargaining as opposed to a mandatory subject of bargaining?
    1. wages
    2. hours
    3. benefits for already retired workers
    4. no-strike no-lockout clauses

                                           

 

  1. The right of an employee to pension benefits paid into a pension plan in the employee's name by the employer is referred to by the term:
    1. venue.
    2. accrual.
    3. vesting.
    4. investing.

                                           

 

  1. ERISA establishes an insurance plan to protect employees when the employer goes out of business. To provide this protection, the statute created a:
    1. pension surety system.
    2. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
    3. Pension Accrual Compensation System.
    4. bond system of payment.

                                           

 

  1. The federal-state system that provides unemployment compensation under the Social Security Act of 1935 does not cover which of the following categories of workers?
    1. Agricultural employees
    2. Domestic employees
    3. State and local government employees
    4. None of these categories of workers are covered by the federal-state system.

                                           

 

  1. Unemployment compensation benefits probably will be denied:
    1. when an employee's theft of property results in termination.
    2. to full-time students.
    3. when an employee quits a job without cause.
    4. all of the above.

                                           

 

  1. To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must have been employed by a covered employer for at least                                    months and have worked at least                       hours during the 12-month period preceding the leave.

a.    6; 1,250

b.   6; 1,500

c.     12; 1,250

d.   12; 1,500

                                           

 

  1. Employers are required to maintain records of certain occupational illnesses and injuries by:
    1. ECHO.
    2. ESCHA.
    3. OSHA.
    4. ECOT.

                                           

 

  1. Workers’ compensation statutes do not typically provide for:
    1. immediate medical benefits.
    2. prompt periodic wage replacement.
    3. a death benefit.
    4. punitive damages.

                                           

 

  1. Under which circumstance will an employee not be entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits for an on-the-job injury?
    1. an injury that is the result of an employee's own negligence
    2. an injury that is the result of an employee's own gross negligence
    3. an injury that is caused by a fellow employee
    4. an injury that is the result of an employee's intoxication

                                           

 

  1. The Federal                          Act makes it unlawful to intercept oral and electronic communications and provides for                         against the violator.
    1. Wiretapping; civil damages
    2. Wiretapping; criminal liability and civil damages
    3. Homeland Security; civil damages
    4. Homeland Security; criminal liability and civil damages

                                           

 

  1. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) sets forth what types of penalties against employers who knowingly hire aliens who have illegally entered the United States?
    1. criminal
    2. civil
    3. both criminal and civil
    4. neither criminal nor civil

                                           

 

CASE

 

  1. Algonquin Industries was a small business that hired mostly recent immigrants to the United States and paid them a minimum wage. The business prospered and people began to come around to organize the workers into a union. Officials of Algonquin spoke against the advisability of joining the union. Finally, a date for a certification vote was set. In the days leading up to the vote, Algonquin officials began to intimate that those workers who voted against the union would receive overtime opportunities "as they became available." A charge has been brought that this is an unfair labor practice. Decide.

 

 

 

  1. Joe Swartz, an employee of Acme Company, worked for months during company time and used Acme's equipment to develop an idea that he had been nurturing. Finally, the idea came to fruition. Swartz's employer laid claim to the invention on the grounds that the firm's equipment had been utilized on company time. Swartz had obtained a patent on the invention and claimed that his employer had no rights to the invention at all. Who is right? How could an employer guard against such arguments in the future?

 

 

 

  1. A dispute arose in a small factory and the workers decided to strike concerning the firing of an employee for union-organizing activity. As the strike wore on without resolution, the employer hired what the employer called permanent replacements for the strikers. Eventually, the strike was settled. Are the fired workers entitled to getting their jobs back?

 

 

 

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